Gondoskodás az idős papokról a 19. század első felében a Tiszáninneni Református Egyházkerületben

Absztrakt

The study explores the care of elderly church officials changed in Reformed Church District of Tiszáninnen (Cistibiscana) in the first half of the nineteenth century. What began as a situation of incapacity and hardship quickly gave way to the institutionalization of stable and broad social support for elderly members of the reformed clergy relatively fast. Although poverty among the ministers could not be eliminated entirely, the establishment of Hungary’s first relatively secure pension fund and a corresponding system of benefits for ministers took place in this region. These measures played a key role in advancing both the ecclesiastical and, not least, the teaching professions.